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under the restainlngmolal influence of'lBeUrutecl'StSfe?
and others-powers mutually frlendlyi has'.oraitlea1 for more
."than two years to sead.an invading force or n predatory
-party into ihe country. .The President trusts that this
cause -and these influences will continue to prevent Mexi-
co frotnsetting on footfbny such invasions or any preda
tory expeditions againsHEexas. But Mexico inay aCany
momentiassutnea drlfeent attitude from that which she at
presenFmaintains.
The intelligence received from thai country is that thet
'government of Gen. Santa Anna has been overthrown and
another installed in its placp. The main reason assigned
is the same as was given by Santa Anna himself in sub-
verting the government of Bustamente that the govern-
ment of that chieftain had not pursued with -sufficient vig-
or the war against Texas. If this information be correct
as there can be little doubt it is it indicates a strong dispo-
sition on the part of the people of Mexico to renew the
war against us. In such an event the city of Austin
would be eminently exposed to the attack ofthe pnemy
and the government being there might offer an induce-
ment for such attack which otherwise would not exist.
In view of all the facts within the knowledge ofthe Ex-
ecutive he cannot therefore conscientiously declare by
signing this bill that the emergency has ceased to exist.
It is only dormant and may again recur in full force at
no distant period or between this time and the adjourn-'
ment ofthe picsent Congress when it is contemplated the
Executive and Heads of Departments shall return to the
seat of government at Austin. In this event it would
manifestly be the duty of the president to remain at a
place where the greatest securiiy couldTbe insured; and
the law if signed would necessarily havje to be violated
by him in discharging the higher duty imposed on him
by the Constriction.
Another consideration which induces the President to
whithhold his signature from this bill is a thorough con-
viction on bis part that the Constitution has devolved up-
on him the responsibility of judging of the emergency
which might while the country is at war requite the re-
movnl ofthe President and HVads of Departments from
the spat of government ; at least at all times during the
recess of Congress it is not within the power of any
officer or Department -ofthe Government while the coun-
try is in a stale or condition of uar to judge correctly of
a. future emergt-ncy. This bill not only declares that the
emergency which existed has now ceased but it in effect
declares that no emergency will arise between this and
the adjournment of "Congress which would prevent the
President and Heads of Departments ft cm returning to
Austin. It also abates "from that discretion which the
Constitution has vested in the Executive and which he .
alone can exercise in such a contingericy and thus direct-
ly encroaches upon tbe distinct and separate action which
is required of him in this paramount law ofthe country.
Su far as this bill may be considernTas advisary in its
character the President will give to it all the consideration
and weight to which on expression ofthe kind from the '
two Houses of Congress-is so justly entitled.
Should the President exercise this constitutional action
at.an time improperly should he refuse to return with
bis officers to'theseal of Government at'Austin after the
emergency which caused thtir lemovul thence had ceased
to exist he would be directly responsible to Congress and
liable to be censured or impeached by that body as they
inight thereafter determine -in -the premises.
If Congress consinides with the Executive in his views
he would respectfully suggest that an appropriation of at
least fivethousand dollars he made at the present session
of Congress for the purpose of i naMing him to remove to
Austin and place the public buildings "there in a-suitable '
state of repair if in the exercise of 'his constituiional duty
be should deem that course advisable and proper at any
period between the adjournment of the ninth and the as-
sembling ofthe tenth Congress.
ANSON JONES.
Labour is of high origin and of ancient respectability.
It is only held in low estimation by the low-bred and i-no- '
rant part o'f the community. A young upstart applied to
me a few years ago for an overseer's place: by way of
applying a touchstone to his tenets I told him I should
expect him to wotk with his own hands: his sensibilities
seemed to be a little touched and he asked me if I expect-
ed him to work "like a nigger? "No indeed sir" said
I "by no means I would have you work like a while
man:n negro sir requires an overseer but you will not."
Ha seemed to be a little perplexed at the unexpected turn
I took upon him and appeared ashamed that lie had put
the question; but his prejudices against labor I think
were not removed.
Libor has heert honored by the example of the greatest
and hest men of ancient and modern times. Among the
Romans says a respcetable historian "the first magistrates
and the generals ofthe armies cultivated their fields and
threshed their ;rain with those hands which had vanquish-
ed the enemy and supported the state ; and the Roman
people blushed not to give the co&rnand of their armies to
those illustrious laborers taken from the plough. Cincin-
natus was found working in the field by those who came
to salute him dictator; Marcus Curius after having con-
quered the Sablnes and Samnites and driven Pyrrhusout
of Italy was possessed of only one small farm which he
cultivated himself." A fine example both for Whigs and
Jacksonrnen. Scipio Africanus after having defeated four
of the greatest Carthaginian generals and even Hannibal
himself look up"bts spade and ditched not I presume
"like a nigger"but like a white mnn and a great man.
He was of a different way of thinking from our little over-
seer jusl mentioned.
There is a wandering tribe of woik-haters among us
who are alserious pest to every neighborhood. They are
perfectly acquainted with the minute geography of every
plantation : there is not a grape or persimtiion tree that is
tnon to the most aged opossum but vh:ti they are per-
fectly acquainted with; they knew the negroes hogs and
sheep of every plantation as well as the owners: they can
tell of all the Saturday night marriages and the Monday
morning- wnippmgs wia. are iransacieu tniougnout tne
neighborhood ; who hath a negro in the woods and how
many stripes he gets on coming home; how old aunt
Sukiy longued tbe overseer and uncle Tom escaped from
his master's cane; they are famous for bush caucuses
fence conversations five-corn gambling knife-swaps and
button sales with the greenhorns among the Cuffees.
These are they who are so farLelow envy that are so
high above work. Llmow not such mortal cancers on
the body politic as these. They fasten more especially on
the prope'rtyof the virtuous poor and suck them to the
dregs. They are ever trotting from one house to another
and scenting obi ihe m-at which his industrious neighbor
bas laid up for his family ; and nothing short ot a kick
would drive him home till after dinner and when he gets
seated at table fairly or unfairly asked or unasked he
never rises until he ses the end ofall things They trace
thejr pedigree up to great granddaddy and down to tho
tenth ouain not after honoiable blood but to enlarge their
range farsponging: they are going from county to coun-
ty from neighborhood to neighborhood eating out their
poor kin and driving them to the-west These itinerant
idlers are roving under the pretence oT "getting jobs:" but
itisa jo of eating and notofwork they are after. They J
threaten worthy characters witn constables talk the loud-
est of liberty and equality on court-days and mustersj and
swear they are as free men as any ay the very freest to
be sure if freedom fiom work constitutes liberty. They
abuse the rich for being proud and aristrocartic because
they wont play at five-corns and dance a jig with them
over a cupof villainous whiskey and acknowledge them
as equals. These are the characters (would you believe
it?) thai are most ashamed of honorable labor. Farmer's
Register.
Parson Miller thirty years behi.xd Ike Indians. Un-
der this caption the Cnerokee Advocate teaches Parson
Miller and his crazy followers a good lesson. Miller
says the Advocate is uot original in his predictions: he
is only treading in the footsteps of some old Cherokee con-
juror who has gone before him.
Soma thirty years ago a declaration spread among the
Cherokees and gained credence of many that the world
would be destroyed on a certain day not then far distort
not however by tho raining down of fire and brimstone
but by wind and storm and the tailing ot hailstones large
as ihe mortars in which was pounded the corn for making
Mnnv. The destructionwasnot to be completer one
'small spot of some ten. acres square was to be spared; and
... ii i n i i . -. : .u I r
to wnicn ait wno nea would una security m me uum ui
woe and annihilation.
So firmly fixed was this belief in the minds of many
that deserting their negroes their orchards tbeir-beesand
almost every thing about them that came from or savored
ofthe palefaces; they tore themselves amid entreaties
and tears from their unbelieving friends and started for
the "reservation" localed-in that part of their country now
in Western Njrth Carolina. Such however after pro-
ceeding a day or two on their journe became convinced
that the end of all things was not yet at hand relumed to
their homes and unlike the Milleriles of the present day
resumeS. their duties ashamed of their folly.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OJ Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Harris Co.
Monday January 6th 1845.
Board met pursuant to law; present Justices Harrell
Jaeger Carsen.-Ferguson. Hendren and Shea Absent;
the Chief Justice Hawkins Nealis Perkins Weeks Mc
Millan Bergen Reeves McLain Castanie and Rhea.
No quorum being present the Board adjourned until next
term in course unless sooner called by the Chief Justice.
Tuesday January 7th 1845.
Board met present Justices Harrell Castanie Haw-
kins. Neales Shea McMillan Jaeger Ferguson Carson
and Hendron. Wm. R. Baker Secretary by J. A. South-
mayd deputy and John FitzGerald Sheriff. There be-
in a quorum present John Shea Esq was called to the
Chair..
The vote of the minority who met yesterday and ad-
journed was reconsidered and by vote of theBoard the
resolution was rescinded.
The report of the Finance Committee was read and
received On motion
Rosolved by the Board That the resolutions passed
at a former session requiring the County Treasurer to re-
ceive audited county liabilities in payment of one half of
the coucty taxes or licences due by the citizens thereof be
so amended that hereafter the said Treasurer shall receive
the liabilities aforesaid in manner and for ihe purposes
therein set forth only from those in whose names the
drafts are issued.
That from and after the passege of this resolution ihe
County Treasurer is required to settle w1ihand receive of
tne one nil uisinci oieut aim uiuer uuiceio uuviug col-
lected money for the county all sums that may be due by
them and give receipt for the same.
.That it shall hereafter be the duty ofthe County Trea-
surer to call on the Sheriff of Harris county every two
"months for a settlement of his accounts with the county
to receive all money in the hands of said Sheriff and give
his receipt therefor in the name and for the county which
receipt shall be a sufficient voucher to the Sheriff for the
amount paid and all monies so received the county trea-.
surer shall hold subject to the order and control or this
Board; that it shall also be the duty of the county treasu-
rer to call on the District Clerk of Harris county one
month after the adjournment of each and every" term ofthe
District Court for this county for a settlement of ihe ac-
counts ofthe said distiict clerk with the county; to receive
all monies collected by him for tax fees or otherwise for
the county giving his receipt for the same in the name of
the county and to hold the said money subject to the con-
trol of this Board provided that no other funds than gold
silver or exchequer hills shall be received by the treasu-
rer: that in case of neglect by the treasurer to perform
tlicduties required of him by these resolutions.a prosecu-
tion against him and securities may be had by the county
or ho may be removed at the discretion of the Boaid.
On motion duly canied
Rrsolved That a special committee be appointed to
prepare an address to the citizens of this county exposing
its embarrassed situation caused by the heavy clauns'of
juries and other unavoidable expense and invite them to
fund all such county liabilities as they havo in their hands
and that said committee be instructed to prepare resolu-
tions for tho funding said liabilities and refer the same to
this Board.
The President appointed Justices Castanie Jaeger Car-
sen and McMillan said committee.
The report of the county treasurer was read and en
motion the same was referred to the finance committee
who were requiied to report thereon to tho next meeting
ofthe Board.
On motion Resolved That the standing committees ap
pointed foe the last year be and they are hereby appointed
for the present one.
The following overseers of Roads were then appointed
for the current year: On the Washington road from
Houston city line to the present residence of Kiikham A.
L Sowders; from thence to Cypress Cm k Kirkham ;
and from Cypress to "Washington ceunty line; Joudan
Smith
On the lower Montgomery road from Houaton city
line to Cypress Creek John Kuykendall from thuice
to Montgomery county line John Simmons.
On the road to" Liberty from Houston city line to
Green's Bayou J. W. Oates from thence to Jones' Fer-
ry P. J. Dunman and from Jones' Ferry to Liberty
county line Spyres Singleton.
On the road from Lynchburgto Liberty from Lynch
burg to the junction ofthe road fiom Houston to Liberty
at or near D. Penn's Jesse Whitr.
On the road from Houston lo the Atoscosete crossing
leading near J. Dunmin's Joseph Dunman.
On the Lynchburg road from Houston city line to
Harrisburg A. Briscoe from thence to Lewis' Ferry
R. Lewis and fiom said Ferry to Lynchburg Charles
Smith.
On the road to San Felipe from Houston to Piney
Point Charles Shearn and C W. Buckley from thence
to Austin county line F. P. Hoffman.
On the road to Fort Bend from Houston county line
to Fort Bend counlyline Ira A. Harris.
On motion Resolved That the amounts of Taxes to be
collected for ihe use ofthe county the present year be as-
sessed at the highest amount allowed by law.
On motion the Board proceeded to the election of a
county Treasurer for the current year when Charles
Bowman having received the unanimous vote ofthe mem-
bers present was declared duly elected.
On motion Resolved That the county treasurer be and
he is hereby empowered to employ counsel in compelling
sich settlements as he is authorised to make for thecoun
ty and to pay such amount for services as may be allowed
by the finance committee from any funds in his hands
belonging to the county
' Resolved That a committee consisting of Justices Car-
sen Hendren and Shea are hereby appointed to wait up
on the guardian of B. F. Lynch and notify her that the
Ferry kept by said Lynch at the crossing of LJuhalo bay
ou near Lyqchburg is not kept in good repair with a
sumciency ot boats 1141s o&c to accommodate travellers;
they will proceed to rent the right of keeping the same to
the highest bidder for one year. And that said commit-
tee be hereby authorised to advertise the said Ferry and
rent it to the highest bidder unless the said Lynch keeps
and manages the same in such manner as they approve.
Resolved further That John Dailey be and he is here-
by authorized to keep the Ferry at the junction of Bray's
and Buffalo Bayou near Harrisburg for one year from
this dale provided thai he keeps good and sufficient boats
or craft to accommodate travellers &c.
On motion Resolved That the finance committee be
authorized to examine such accounts and receipts as are
held by John W. Moore against the county and if found
good and sufficient lo pass the same and reportto the coun
ty treasurer who is required to receive the account so pas
sed by the committee for any claims ofthe county against
said Moore.
On motion the Board then adjourned to next session in
course. " Attest WM. R. BAKER Sec'y.
The Value of Literary Fame Tho following singu-
lar and beautiful tribute lo the poetic genius of James
Montgomery the Sheffield bard and to the many virtues
which adorn the character of that benevolent man is re-
corded in Godey's Lady's Book for December :
While the poet was attending divine service on Sunday
eveninrr. a man pnsented himself at his residence knocked
down tho housekeeper and plundered the house ol silver
plate araong'which'wasan inkstal' d t.bathad been present-
ed to-the poet by the ladies of Sh efifwld. Loud was the
universal execration ofthe hardeni 'd thief who could thus
acf and the loss was-about being r epai red when the ink-
stand was returned with the follow ing note.
"Birmingham March 1842. Hon ored Sir When
we robbed yoUr house we did not know that you wrote
such beautiful verses as you do. L -"remember my mother
told some of them to me when I was a boy. I found out
what house we robbed by the writin g on the inkstand.
Honored Sir I send it back ; it wasa y sha te of the booty
and I hope you and God will forgiv-c me."
To the Editor of the Register c
Sir:
The President's proclamation f?evo7ciDg my exequatur
as Consul at Galveston has given rise to many rumors
and as he has said that it was becatoaethe inter csljionor and!
safely ofthe Repgblic required it 'these tumors: are to my
prejudice. A regard for my character demands an au-
qualified contradiction ofthe rumoi's-b question. It is said
that I endeavored by improper meaJis to obtain the Execu-
tive sanction to the measures about which I consulted hinu
So far from this being true I was i cliog as I believed in-
concert with him in promoting mea-swes whichaslsup
posed had his cordial approbation.
The purpose of my last con versafion was to corsult hirm
on the details there being as I believed a perfect concur-
rence on the measures themselves. It will be seeo there-
fore that I could have had no possible inducement to inumi-
date or to use any improper means to rmlluencehis officiaL
action.
What those measures arc it is not aiow necessary lo
explain further than to say that their chief object was to'
arrest the progress of British influence on our western andi
northwesteren frontier and especially terprevent their get-
ting possession ofthe country between line Nueces and the
Rio Grande for the purpose of establishing there a colony
of free black and runaway negroes; experience having
demonstrated that their black colony in Canada like their - J
abolition in Jamacia is a failure. I have -many very im-
portant facts bearing upon this subject which it is ray
purpose in due time to give to the public
I learn also that rumor says that one of my objects was-
to bring into Texas a large body of Indians ; so far from-
this one of the measures which I proposed was to remove-
beyond our limits the Indians that now are in Texas.
I repeatthat I supposed that the President fully concurred?
in my views and that I am bound in charity to believe thaf
he acted under a misapprehension and will yet do me the
justice to say so.
As you have published the proclamation I ask the favor
of vou to insert this likewise'.and L trust that all who pub-
lish the proclamation will also publish this note.
DUFF GREEN.
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THE TELEGEAPH
EDITED BY FRANCIS- MOOEE Jr.
SEoustoni Wednestlay Fan. SS B 84.5.
Foreigners. We have noticed not without concern-
that prejudices are gradually springing up amongour citi-
zens especially the American portion against foreigners.
The recent introduction of several hundred families from
Europe and the expectation that several thousands are to
follow have excited fears that these foreigners will ere
long control the elections of the country and prssibly
overthrow our servile institutions. It is urged that the
foreign emigrants who have recently settled in Jackson
and Victoria counties will in the couise of six months out-
number ihe present naturalized voters of those counties
and consequently may at the next election send two for-
eign representatives to Congress. It is also said that in a.
sinular manner they may ere long electa majority ofthe
Representatives and Senators throughout the Republic.
Whenever this event shall occur ihe Anglo American in-
stitutions may be displaced and be supplanted by Europ-
ean perhaps Monarchical institutions We admit that
these things are possible: but the remote possibility that
they may occur should not induce the citizens of Texas to
foster churlish and illiberal prejudices against this class of
emigrants If Texas should be annexed to the United
Stales the laws of that Republic relative to the naturaliza-
tion of foreigners will prevail hpre and the influx of emi-
grants from that country wili far exceed the influx of for-
eigners from Europe. Thus the evils complained of will
be effectually remtdied. If the Annexation should not
take place it is not probable that a large pioportion of
emigrants from ihe Uniud Slates will remove to Texas
whiles') many facilities are afforded lh m in the new Stales
ofthe West There they are tequirtd to pay few taxes;
and no duties on the articles of American manufacture.
And as it is chi' fly articles of American manufacture that
''new si'ltleis" require. (1 fact that our tariff makes s s em
to have overlooked ) it is probable that many emigrants
will prifer the numerous advantages of the new Slates of.
the West to the more salubrious ( limate arid more fertile
soil of Texas. Triis is already shown by ihe rapid in-
crease of the population of Missouri Iowa ll.mois and
other States whose population unhm the last five years
I has increased ten or twenty fold faster than thai of Texas.
If emigrants from the United Slates are thus divei ted from
Texas where are we to look for emigrants except to Eu-
rope? We want capital ami enterprize to devclope the
resources of our country. The emigrants of Europe will
furnish this capital; not in money peihaps but they will
assuredly furnish it in industry. Every able lodicd
laborer from Europe may by exeiting ordinary industry
realize at least $100 annually from the products of his
labor. Suppose then that ten thousand men arrive here
this year from Europe the. value of their labor for the next-
year may amount to S1.000 000. The Republic would
thusderivethesame benefit as it would if $1000000 were
placed in the hands of the citizens now settled in the
country. But the laborof these foreigners would continue
year after year and thus afford a perpetually accumulat-
ing capital. In ten years the products of the labor of these
foreigners might amount to Sl0000000 and a tax of only
one per cent on this would yield a revenue of $100000.
A sum nearly sufficient for thesupport ofthe government.
Why then should wc desire to exclude foreigners fiom
our country when their industry may contribute to an un-
limited extent to augment the wealth and advance the
prosperity of the nation? But there is a higher moiive
than self-interest that should silence at once every germ of
prejudice and ill-will towards foreigners. We should re-
collect that in the dark hours of our country's sufferings
when the invaders were desolating our homes when our
wives and children were fleeing from the foul myrmidons
of Mexico foreigners rushed nobly to the rescue and
Englishmen Frenchmen Germans and other foreigners
were found fighting shoulder to shoulder with Texians in
the battle fields of our country. Our citizens then evinced
no prejudice but they greeted these foreigners as brothers
they extended to them the warm hand of friendship and
promised that they and their kindred might be the re-
cipients of the blessings that their valor had won. A
similar spirit should pervade all classes of our citizens now.
Let us be generous and grateful nor cast forward one
thought to ascertain whether our interests may suffer. It
j3 sufficient for.us to know that wc are iniebled in a great
degree to foreigners- foe the independence we enjoyand
justice requires that we should permit them to enjoy the
fruits of that independence.
Exchequer System. The recommendation ofthe
President to repeal the Exchequer laws appears to
meet with the approbation of a majority of the.members
eof both houses of Congress. Many fear that the sudden
t repeal of those laws would be productive of greater evils
'than any that are attributable to the system as at present
established. If the object ofthe President was to prevent
f -peculations in this currency he certainly should be sus
t lined by every honest man. All who deal in this cur-
n. ncy are compelled by the present laws to engage to
so me extent in a species of gambling. The man who
tal tes any of this money takes it at a risk of losing or win-
nin g a certain amount on the sum he receives. For in-
stao ice if he receives from the treasurer or any other per-
son one thousand dollars he expects to gain or lose five
or j "lerhaps fifty or abundred dollars on the sum thus re-
ceiv id. Just so it is with tho gambler who places a cer-
tain amount of money on the several cards of a Faro
I ban' r he expects to win or lose a certain amount ofthe
mor tey thus placed at the disposition of fortune. 1 he very
law requiring the collecting officers to take this money at
its m arket value is similar to one of the conventional laws
of ga mblers. An honest legislature should endeavor to
remt ive such a Jaw from the statute books as tsoon as pos
sible. . All laws that encourage speculations iri the cur
rency have a demoralizing influence in the community.
If ga mblers however are placed by the people even in the
Sena tc chamber we can hardly expect that wholesome
laws will be enacted. The present law not only has a
demo ralizing influence upon the community generally
but it actually is constantly operating as a bribe to
the c tollecting officers. It is constantly tempting them"
not only to swindle the government but the people
also. There is not a collecting officer who cannot at his
plea sure cause this money to be raised or depressed five
orti' n percent. We wilt suppose that ono of these offi-
cers desires to increase his income. He will take all the
snec iehe can Taise including also tbe money ofthe gov-
csrm nent already in his hands and engage a friend lo pur-
dha se one or two thousand dollars of the exchequer bills
at tl le lowest possible rates: he will then suddenly-raise
liab value ofthe exchequer bills five or Jen per cent He
then through his friend sells off the exchequer bills he
Has Dn hand and clears five or ten per cent on the amount.
A c illector who receives during the year twenty thousand
dolU irs; by alternately elevating and depressing the value
of tb ose bills could easily enable some trusty friend to clean
one or two thousand tloljars and yet every thing would
appe ar fair on his books. Wo would not for a moment
intcu late that any thing of this "kind has been done: but
any peison of ordinary intelligence must admit that if our
coLIe dors were not much more honest than the generality
jf c ol lectors in the United States and elsewhere they would
have lieen dipping into speculations of this kind long be-
fooe this time. If however the exchequer system should
be repeal ed speculations of this kind could be carried on
ito-a. far g reater extent at the seat of government than they
coutd be at any of the collecting offices. A system of
brcifcerag e could be conducted by the officers of govern
meHl by tvhich they could swindle on a large scale. For'
instance we will suppose that a person has received a draft
on ibe-tri jasurer of $1000. He applies to that officer
for payrn.- nt. The treasurer Informs him that there is no
money in the treasury: but that he will pay it at the end
of the v quarter ; when he receives the money from
Galt-egion. . The holder ofthe draft returns home and at
ihi'-end'ofi ie quarter presents it again. The treasurer
tells htm tb it all the money received has been paid for the
salariesif tl. e officers of the civil departments; but he
expects a rer uttance from some other collecting officer
in one" -or tw o weeks.
Tbe "nold sr of the draft returns home again and ere
two weeks I tave elapsed lakes another journey to the
Seat -of Govei nment and presents his claim: but there is
no money in tl le Treasury it has all been applied accord-
ing ie law for some appropriation. The holder of the
dra-ft by this tim e has become completely discouraged and
jusl itefore he is about to set out for home a third time
Isomefcind friend . intimates to him that he had belter selW
the'draftat a discount of fifty or a hundred dollars. This
is a large sum to lose; but as he is in want of money he"
cons ats to sell if a purchaser can be found Some friend of
a ffoerument oil leer soon presents the cash and purchases
ihe draft. In a f ew days be presents it to the Treasurer
receives the full a.mount in "the hard currency" and thus
makes a clear -profit of fifty or a hundred dollars. Some
may say this is Jm probable; but we can assure them that
we have known di afts of less than a thousand dollars on
the Treasury of t '.his government within the last year
to be sold for a dis 5ount of more than a hundred dollars.
Whether therefore the Exchequer system should he re
pealed -or should be- continued in operation there will be
lem-otatien-? for swindling. If Congress bas not the in
genuity to devise some means to prevent it entirely we
bonet least that th ey will act on the principle ofthe fox
in tbe faille and not- permit a new swarm of office holders
jto conmwnce a new . rystemof depredations-upon the body
polfcJc
Paj-pciATioN of AdissovRi. The Census of Missouri
has recently been tal fen and all returns have been re-
ceived. xcent those 1 rom a few small counties. Accord
ing to these ijeturns the population of the-State amounts
to akout five hundred and ten thousand showing an in-crc-tae
of over 1 16000 since the year 1840: The returns
of cor late Presidential election indicate that the popula-
tion of Texas has not increased during that period even to
one twentieth part of t bat of Missouri.
RAd3s. The hea y rains that fell in this section on
Friday -and Saturday last have rendered the roads quite
muddy and will pro bably prevent many planters from
bringing their cotton jo market for one or two weeks.
Suicide The b jdy of a man was lately found in
the prairie between th e Bernard and Brazos about twelve
miles 'from San Feli pe. It appeared that the deceased
had cat bis throat pro "oably in a fit of mental derangement
and afterwards altemp ted to stop the bleeding byying his
handkerchief tight an und the wound. When found the
body was lying near ; 1 small pool of water to which the
deceased had probably gone to slake his thirst previous to
the -com mission of thts fatal deed.
Amount of ExcirxeiuERs- rN Circulation. It is
currently reported that the Treasurer has been unable to
comply with the lluv Requiring him to keep only twenty
thousand dollars iti circulation. It is said that there are
now over forty-two thousand dollars of Exchquer Bills
j in circulation besides hose now on band at the. Cusiom
H)-'
Houses." We are induced lo befieve however that this
estimate is too large.
Quarrel between thi: President and Gen."
Green. It is an old adagc"he that meddles wlUJ'a ' '
qua'rrel "is like one that takelh a dog by th&ears."'??Yet
every body seems to be disposed to meddle witli the quar-
rel between the President and Gen. Green. All express
an anxiety to sift the affair to the bottom and ascertain
whether either or both the parties are in fault or whether
as Gen Green has stated there is really no foundation at
all for the quarrel. It is perhaps an anomaly in modern ""
history that the Chief Magistrate of a civilized nation
should consider a quarrel with a Consul of sufficient-importance
to require the publication of a formal proclama-
tion announcing that the safety ofthe nation rendered it
necessary that the functions of this Consul should cease.
What President of the United States or what sovereign-
of Europe ever was compelled lo resort to a similar mea-
sure tosecurelho "honor interest or safely ofthe nation"
against the machinations of a Consul? Verily nne might
almost imagine that the days of witchcraft have returned
that a consul without money without influence without
arms of any kind could endanger the safety of a nation.
Gen. Green must indeed possess a mysterious potency
that the public is not yet appised of thus to shake the ve-
ry foundations of our government. He has in a remark- .
ably brief periodfacquired a notoriety thatno other consulf s "
has ever acquired since the formation of ourigovitJmment. """.
We have heard that quarrels have originated in a few"
instances between the petty sovereigns of Tripoli Algrers s
or Morocco and consuls residing in those barbarous conn- "
tries -but the sovereigns of those States seemed to consider' " '"
those quairels of too little importance to require any "fur-
ther notice than the application of the bastanado to the
refractory consul. Here however a different course must
be pursued. The quarrel is not between a barbarian
prince and the.representative of a civilized nation but Be-
tween the Chief Magistrate of a civilized nation and ihe
representative of another civilized nation. A forma! pro-
clamation has been issued to tbe civilized wvorld"arinoun-
cing that a consul of the United States bas endangered the
safety ofthe nation by his misconduct. It is due to him
and to the intelligent nation to which he belongs that the "" -charges
against him should be made public! He is here? " - T
as the agent of the United States and it is the duty of gov- J
eminent to protect him from injury against his person or
reputation. No citizen can wantonly attack- ihe-reputa- 1
tion of another citizen without subjecting himself o the
necessity of substantiatinghls charges by proper proof.
The highest officer in the government catmotjnjure the '
reputation ofthe humblest citizen without rendering him- fc
self amenable to tbe laws. ' The mere ipsedixiVQClhB "
President cannot destroy the reputation of thc'numblest '
citizen. Neither should it deslrovthe reDUtation of a- re- V
spectable agent of a foreign nation. Facts shuuidbe fur-
nished to the public before ii is called upon ttfcondemu'anys?e
person especially a stranger whose characTer has'nevef
been impeached. Since tha President and Geu. Green
have both appealed to the public they -cannot expect that -
the decision will be agaiqst either until further-develope- '
ments are made. Charity to both will induce all unpre-nT "
judiced men to believe that the whole difijcujrlais aitriti
utable to mutual misunderstanding. o - w- -?
jAlbert Galatin has latelyvvritten a letterdenyingj -
that the government of the United: States hasJiheiconstitu-"
tional power lo annex Texas to the Union. -The letter
meets with little-favor except with a few fanatics
Calico Corn. A new vaiiety of cornoraraaize.hass y
lately been introduced into some of the Eastern States -
which yields flour similar to wheat flour andthe bread&P -made
from it -o closely resembles the'bread maderorri?3' -wheat
that when Joaves of each are placed side by siHeyit $.
is difficult to distinguish them. The hull or coweringoft
the grain exhibits a great variety of colors and it is owing J -.
to this circumstance thit it is1 styled Calico Corn. Ihe'S.
stalks frequently bear fwo ears and these arergenerally as
large and have as many grains as other corn. It also
yields about as large a quantity of grain to tbe acre. It-
was first discovered in the country west ofthe Mississippi
and could probably be cultivatedadvantageously in Texas.
In the Southern portion ofthe country where Ivhept can--not
be raised it would prove an excellenlaub3titute for
that article.
Tb& Land Office. A bill has been introduced in
Congress for the purpose of re organizing the Laud)
Office. It provides that a Commissioner of Patents aneLa
Surveyor General shall be appointed who shall perform f
the duties-of the present Commissioner General and issue 1
patents-upon the presentation of proper field notes The "
biH also is- intended to-diminish the expenses-of the-Land5 5
Office. '
.
Sickness at Washington A diseisei-similar'to the
L"
Influenza has been prevailing io tbe country around
Washington for several weeks. It is said that no less-
than seventeen persons have 6hd of this disease within ther
last six weeks. One of the latest victim of this disease
was the Hon. S. W. Smith Senator from Bexar. He c!ie
on the 13th inst. The West has- lost thus-an-able andjeffi-
cient advocate. 3 1
The election for tbe Jucige of the 6th Judiciul District
will probably bedefcrred one or two weeks-. The friends
of each ofthe candidates are so nearly equal that neither "
party is desirous to hasten the election.
It is currently reported m New Orleansi thatlhe two-
Senators- from Louisiana Messrs. Barrow and Johnson 't
are no longer hostile to Annexation and- it Js probable v
that a resolution will pass the Louisiana Legislature in
structin-j them- to vote in favor of the measure-
The present State debt of Illinois; according tc a reports.
ofthe Governor is $44633969.3 1. The annual interest - -on
the debt is S712.533.01X The whole revenue of the
Stale for the last year according to the Auditor's report
was $145645 37. This was insufficient to meet the cur?? .
rent expenses of the State go-vernmenr.
Texiaj- Coal. The editor ofthe Northern Standard;
has been informedthat large beds "of Anthracito Coal have -been
discovered near the sources of the Trinity. We" .
suspect his-informant has mistaken beds of lignite for an
thracite coal. We havesei nspecimensof the rockystrata in
that section &find thatthey all belengto Tertiary or recent--
secondary formations; consequently it is-about as proba-
ble that they contain beds-of anthracite as that petrified .
wagon- wheels have been found on- the '-upper Presidio-
road between-the Nueces and Rio Frio" as mentioned by
Mr. Kennedy in his history of Texasj (page 75 vol. I.)-
It is probable thai the fossil remains which are there
described as petrified wagon wheels- are immense Am-
monites similar la these found in same ofthe lime stone:
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Moore, Francis, Jr. Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 22, 1845, newspaper, January 22, 1845; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78084/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.